Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b The Hawaiians' account of the formation of their islands and origin of their race, with the traditions of their migrations, etc., as gathered from original sources
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Fornander collection of Hawaiian antiquities and folk-lore, Volume 1 (of 3) : $b The Hawaiians' account of the formation of their islands and origin of their race, with the traditions of their migrations, etc., as gathered from original sources
Folklore -- Hawaii; Hawaii -- Social life and customs; Hawaiian language -- Texts; Legends -- Hawaii
Aukelenuiaiku thus met each brother, beating them all until there
remained but the oldest brother, the one with the bad temper. When this
brother saw that all his younger brothers had been defeated by
Aukelenuiaiku he went up full of anger, bent on throwing Aukelenuiaiku
into the sea, but in this he proved a failure, for his youngest brother
overmatched him. While they were fighting and pushing each other,
Aukelenuiaiku held his ground so well that the oldest brother became
exhausted, and in time gave up all idea of fighting, and he left
Aukelenuiaiku and turned with the intention of going back to the house.
At this Aukelenuiaiku reached out, took hold of him, and threw him
bodily into the sea. When he dropped into the sea his desire of killing
Aukelenuiaiku vanished and he began to show signs of regret and
pretended to be friendly. When he came up to Aukelenuiaiku he said:
“Let us cease the conflict and all hatred and let us be friends, since
this is only a fight between brothers.” He then invited Aukelenuiaiku
to go to the house, which invitation was accepted by Aukelenuiaiku,
believing it to be sincere. When they entered the house the oldest
brother uncovered the deep pit of Kamooinanea, and took hold of
Aukelenuiaiku and threw him down into it, where the brothers thought
Aukelenuiaiku would die.
CHAPTER II.
HOW AUKELENUIAIKU FELL INTO THE PIT OF KAMOOINANEA, AND HOW HE PROFITED
BY IT.
We will here see how Aukelenuiaiku got into trouble and how he escaped
the terrible death intended for him by his cruel and merciless
brothers. As Aukelenuiaiku was falling down the pit, the angry brother
called out: “Say, Kamooinanea, here is your food; eat him up.” While he
was calling, one of his younger brothers, a kind one, came up running
and called down the pit, saying: “Say, Kamooinanea, don’t eat him up,
for he is your own grandson, Aukelenuiaiku, that is being thrown down.”
After Aukelenuiaiku had fallen into the pit his older brothers were
much pleased, believing that they had now gotten rid of him; that he
was really dead; and their father’s promise on him would be
unfulfilled, and become utterly void.
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